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Nepali Teen Sets Mountain Climbing Record

NFK Editors — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:30:12 +0000

Nima Rinji Sherpa has become the youngest climber to reach the top of the world's 14 highest mountains. The 18-year-old from Nepal completed his goal on October 9 by climbing the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) Mount Shishapangma in Tibet.

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Huge Rockslide Barely Misses Swiss Village

NFK Editors — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:30:34 +0000

On June 16, a huge chunk of rock and dirt fell from a mountain above the Swiss village of Brienz. Somehow, the rockslide missed the village by a "hair". The road leading to the village was damaged, but the village itself appears to have been unhurt.

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Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service

NFK Editors — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:30:03 +0000

The government of Tanzania has set up a high-speed internet service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says the service will promote safety for climbers. But it will also allow people to post selfies as they work their way up Africa's tallest mountain.

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Nepal Man Breaks Own Record for Climbing Mt. Everest

NFK Editors — Tue, 10 May 2022 06:30:21 +0000

Last Saturday a mountain climber from Nepal set a new world record for climbing Mount Everest the most times. Kami Rita, who's 52, has now climbed Mount Everest 26 times.

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Mount Everest is Now Officially Taller

NFK Editors — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:30:02 +0000

On Tuesday, Nepal and China announced a new height for the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. After years of disagreeing on the mountain's height, both sides have measured again - and discovered that it's taller than anyone thought.

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Everesting: A Mountain of a Biking Challenge

NFK Editors — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 06:30:42 +0000

A surprising activity has become popular among cyclists in recent months. It's called "Everesting" - riding up and down a hill until you've ridden "up" enough to have reached the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

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Nepalese Man Climbs 14 Mountains in 6 Months

NFK Editors — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:40:34 +0000

Nirmal "Nims" Purja has just set several world records after completing a mountain climbing challenge he set for himself: climbing the world's 14 highest mountains in less than seven months.

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Girl, Age 10, Is Youngest to Climb El Capitan’s Nose

NFK Editors — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:30:03 +0000

On June 12, Selah Schneiter set the record as the youngest person to successfully complete the famous climb up "The Nose" of El Capitan. Selah is just 10 years old.

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